Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  January 27, 2020

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Philippe Zylberg, Esq. on January 27, 2020, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below.  Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections.  TMEP §707.  Otherwise, no response is required.  Id.  In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

The identification of goods in International Class 18 is amended to read as follows:  “All-purpose sports and athletic bags; beach, book, carry-on, duffel, diaper, gym, leather shopping, shoulder, tote and travel bags; fanny packs and waist packs; backpacks; knapsacks; purses; garment bags for travel; satchels; luggage; luggage tags; trunks being luggage and suitcases; suitcases; hat boxes for travel not of paper or cardboard; cosmetic cases and bags sold empty; toiletry and vanity cases sold empty; tool bags sold empty; attaché cases; briefcases; briefcase-type portfolios; document cases; men's clutches; business cases; business card cases; calling and credit card cases; key cases; wallets; banknote holders; billfolds; umbrellas; parasols; walking sticks.”  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:  Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.  

/Kathy de Jonge/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

(571) 272-9152

kathleen.dejonge@USPTO.gov (informal use only)

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on January 27, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88559677

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

/Kathy de Jonge/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

(571) 272-9152

kathleen.dejonge@USPTO.gov (informal use only)

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”